Rollcage
Rollcage is a 1999 racing video game developed by Attention to Detail and published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. It was followed by a sequel titled Rollcage Stage II.
Rollcage
- Model
- Rollcage.
- Date
- 1999.
- Publisher
- SCE Studio Liverpool.
- Genre
- racing video game and futuristic racing game.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Rollcage • Developer — Attention to Detail • Publisher — Psygnosis • Producer — Stuart Tilley • Programmer — Steve Bennett • Artist — Richard Priest • Platforms — Windows, PlayStation • Genre — Racing • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Screenshot of Rollcage on PC The game's selling point was its unique physics engine, in which cars could drive on walls or ceilings due to the airflow passing over them at extreme speeds.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
The game featured an original soundtrack by various artists, including the Fatboy Slim song "Love Island" from the album You've Come A Long Way, Baby. Psygnosis also released a limited edition audio CD soundtrack in the US. GameSpot described the musical style as a "blend of techno and industrial music."
Updates and sequels
Updates and sequels
A sequel, Rollcage Stage II, was released in 2000 for PlayStation and Windows. In 2014, one of the former developers, Robert Baker, released an unofficial update to address remaining bugs and support newer hardware under the name "Rollcage Redux". Baker and former tradesman Chris Mallinson, later in 2018, under the company name Caged Element, along with the publisher Wired Productions, released Rollcages spiritual successor Grip: Combat Racing.
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1999
Rollcage published.
1999
Rollcage is recorded as published in 1999.
Reception
The PlayStation version of Rollcage received "favorable" reviews, while the PC version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said of the former console version, "Anyone with a hankering for fast cars and pretty explosions should be sure to give Rollcage a chance." Joshua Romero of AllGame gave the PC version four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "If you have a 3D accelerator and have any taking to a great game, you shouldn't pass up Rollcage. True, PC players don't have the convenience that console players have and can rent the game, but Rollcage is worth the cash, no matter what system." He also gave the PlayStation version four stars, saying, "If you're into futuristic auto-combat/racing games and looking for something aside from Wipeout, give Rollcage a try. I'm guessing you won't be disappointed."
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- 1.Gone Gold : EuroGold. 2001-02-10.
- 2.I. G. N. Staff. Marching Into a Store Near You. IGN. 1999-03-12.
- 3.Staff, IGN. Rollcage. IGN. 1999-04-13.
- 4.SLUS-00800LE Rollcage - Limited Edition Audio - VGMdb. vgmdb.net.
- 5.Rollcage Stage II Review. GameSpot.
- 6.CBS Interactive. Rollcage for PC. GameRankings.
- 7.CBS Interactive. Rollcage for PlayStation. GameRankings.
- 8.Tom Chick. Rollcage (PC). Gamecenter. CNET. April 27, 1999.
- 9.Jason D'Aprile. Rollcage (PS). Gamecenter. CNET.
- 10.Steve Bauman. Rollcage. Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. April 15, 1999.
- 11.Gordon Goble. Rollcage. Computer Gaming World. Ziff Davis. 179. 151. June 1999.
- 12.Edge staff. Rollcage (PS). Edge. Future plc. 69. 68–69. March 1999.
- 13.Hager, Dean. Rollcage (PS). Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis. 117. 127. April 1999.
- 14.FuncoLand. Rollcage (PS). Game Informer. 72. April 1999.
- 15.Shinno Media. REVIEW for Rollcage (PC). GameFan. March 9, 1999.
- 16.Jason "Fury" Weitzner. REVIEW for Rollcage (PS). GameFan. Shinno Media. 7. 5. 47. May 1999.
- 17.Johnny Liu. Rollcage Review (PS). GameRevolution. CraveOnline. April 1999.
- 18.Stephen Poole. Rollcage Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 5, 2000"]. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. April 28, 1999.
- 19.Joe Fielder. Rollcage Review (PS). GameSpot. CBS Interactive. April 6, 1999.
- 20.Steve Butts. Rollcage (PC). IGN. Ziff Davis. April 12, 1999.
- 21.Douglass C. Perry. Rollcage (PS). IGN. Ziff Davis. March 24, 1999.
- 22.Imagine Media. Rollcage (PS). Next Generation. 53. 92. May 1999.
- 23.Joe Rybicki. Rollcage. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. 2. 7. 85. April 1999.
- 24.Jason D'Aprile. Rollcage. PC Accelerator. Imagine Media. 9. 92. May 1999.
- 25.Colin Williamson. Rollcage. PC Gamer. Imagine Media. 6. 7. 118. July 1999.
- 26.James Bottorff. Rollcage races down common track (PS). The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. 1999.
- 27.Joshua Romero. Rollcage (PC) - Review. AllGame. All Media Network.
- 28.Joshua Romero. Rollcage (PS) - Review. AllGame. All Media Network.
- 29.Luke Reilly. Rollcage Spiritual Successor Grip Is a Blast from PlayStation's Forgotten Past. IGN. Ziff Davis. November 30, 2015.
- 30.Brendan Caldwell. Premature Evaluation: GRIP. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Gamer Network. July 4, 2016.
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